Huskies versus Lakeland 10 year jinx

Saturday November 9, 2019

Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre

Canadian Natural Gymnasium

Keyano Huskies 0  Lakeland College 3   24-26, 20- 25, 16-25

Set 1

Keyano 24  Lakeland 26

A Marlo Rathmann (5'9,  Middle, 2^nd,Social Work,  Seba Beach, Albert) BANGO gives the Huskies an 8-4 lead. A service ace by Mackenzie Stokes (5'3,  setter,3^rd, Social Work, Fort McMurray, Alberta) has the Huskies up by only one 20-19.

With Huskies Lauren Huntley(5'11,  Outside,  2^nd,  Education,  Calgary, Alberta) serving for game point up 24-23, Lakeland coach Austin Dyer calls the first timeout of the set.

Lakeland comes back to go up 25-24 with Huskies coach Kira Sutcliffe signaling for her first  time out.

Set 2

Keyano  20 Lakeland  25

Huskies staying close but Lakeland's Madison Blain is spectacular with six kills and six digs. Huskies' Huntley has a service ace,  her team  down 17-20.

Huskies take a timeout down 20-24.

Lakeland's Jenay Varga, as has been the case throughout the series, steady at the service line.

Set 3

Keyano 16  Lakeland 25

Huskies' Harlee Cameron (5'5,Outside,3^rd,,Business Admin, Bonnyville, Alberta) limps off the court after coming down on her teammate's ankle following a block...he game tied at 2-2.

Amber Francis (6', Middle, 1^st, Education Asst, Keswick, Ontario)  scores a BANGO at 5-4.

Lakelands' Varga back-to-back service aces forces a Huskies timeout down 8-12.

Service ace by Francis, of which she 14 heading into the series, forces Lakeland to take a timeout although they are still leading 16-14.

 Huskies' Home Hardware/Boston Pizza Player of the Game is Cameron and for the Rustlers it is Varga.

Huskies last beat the Rustlers in 2009.